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The Orff Site Show

A music teacher sharing the joy of teaching elementary music using the Orff-Schulwerk approach. Practical applications elementary music teachers can use.

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Bluesy Body Percussion

Using the body percussion patterns as taught by both Jim Solomon and Jo Ella Hug, we add a little bit of 12 bar blues. S... Read more

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Ostinati or Nice

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